- Nov 3, 2012
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Hardly - in my world, we should all pay our fair share. If a team has 12 families all booking 5 nights, that's 60 total. In the case of the Triple Crown WS in Reno, only 40 nights are required, so the parents can organize - which is what you say your team did - and each take a discounted 5th night, with a few nights left over. Some may not wish to hassle with making the separate, discounted reservation, so in the end, it might work out to where your team meets its obligation with everyone who wants it getting a little relief from the mandated lodging fee.
Maybe with some coordination this could be done. We have four "stay to play" tournaments this year, and I never heard the coach or anybody mention the minimum required nights. Do they inform the coaches of this info. I think that's a piece of information that is kept under wraps. So what happens if you only reserve 39 nights and 40 are required. Does the team get "fined" the whole amount or is pro-rated.
Anyway stay to pay is still an unfair burden on the traveling teams, who were spending more money in the first place. The local teams under 75 miles don't have to pay the "stay to play" premium.
Its just not right.
Also what do teams do when they have parents that use RVs? Or what about if half the team lives under the 75 mile range?